Tex Mex Casserole

He won’t stop talking about it. I made this casserole several days ago and everyday since then – he still tells me how much he loved this casserole! Granted Hubby is a casserole lover but I’ve never heard him rant about it like this.

I sent leftovers to his parents’ house and now they are ranting about it.

Geez!

How can something so simple be so lauded?

I bought a new cookbook last week after reading some of the recipes on a blog and knew I had to have it! It’s called Pasta Revolution by America’s Test Kitchen. It offers a fresh new spin on pasta recipes with tidbits on making perfect pastas along with casserole recipes and lighter options. It also includes America’s Test Kitchen’s recommendations for products like beans, bottled sauce and whole wheat pasta. It was fun browsing through the pages and I have many of them earmarked to make in the next few weeks.

This recipe is one of their ‘skillet baked’ recipes where you cook and mix everything in a skillet and then put it in the oven to top it off.

Simple ingredients – simple technique…

Sometimes you don’t have to make things harder than they are…this is one of those recipes. It reminds me of the old Johnny Mac that my Mom used to make…only this one has a little kick to it. Your family will talk about it for days!

This looks like a wonderful filling meal for the upcoming cold evenings! I love cooking on the stovetop so the fact that I can prepare this recipe in a skillet makes it that much more dreamy. Great thinking!

Well,
as always its not easy as an european to get the oz and the tbs and the cups right
One question i have is what kind of canned tomatoes are meant here. something like sieved tomatoes or more like those pasta sauces that can be bought finished and just need heading up to be used with pasta?